Having to host Donald Trump at anything might be reason enough to fake one's own death, but apparently that was never Liz's intention.

(Proctor himself later commented that those trying to tag Trump in that tweet would be unsuccessful because the US president blocked him several years ago, after Proctor compared him to a chocolate omelette. Intriguing. )

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The rumours appear to have sprung from a "leaked" WhatsApp group chat which claimed Queen Elizabeth had died of a heart attack.

The internet loves a good royal death rumour, with poor Queen Liz enduring another similar rumour in January. And Prince Philip has died dozens of times.

Soon after the latest rumour was shared online, the Queen was trending on Twitter in the UK, with 135,000 tweets shared within an hour of the WhatsApp chat being leaked.

If these rumours about the Queen passing away are true and they were broken by a man called “Gibbo” in a group chat with a knob as the display picture, it would just about sum 2019 up to a tee. pic.twitter.com/v3O8NriweH

It's not clear who leaked the WhatsApp chat, nor who was involved in the conversation, but on the app they went by the names Gibbo, Burnsy, Cheeks, Josh and Morty - and a picture of a penis was the group chat picture.

Seems legit.

Of course, the Queen can't live forever, so one of these days, the rumours will be true. At 93, she is the longest-reigning British monarch.

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When the time does come, Prince Charles will take the throne, becoming King Charles III, and the Duchess of Cornwall will become Queen Camilla.

There is speculation that the Queen may abdicate on her 95th birthday, the same age Prince Philip retired from public duty. She has been gradually reducing her public engagements, with 283 in 2018, down from 332 in 2016.

A well-placed royal source was quoted by news.com.au as saying: “Planning for Charles to become king has been going on for some time. A transition is plainly already under way. Her Majesty is in her 90s and can understandably only do so much.”

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